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Officials told of high E. coli counts at Wilson Pond; volunteers and staff plan faster retesting
Summary
A volunteer tester told West Swanzey officials that routine VLAP sampling recorded elevated E. coli counts at Wilson Pond, prompting requests for faster lab turnaround, additional samples and possible warning signage; town staff agreed to coordinate follow-up testing and notifications.
A volunteer with the town’s VLAP (Volunteer Lake Assessment Program) told town officials that August 14 testing at Wilson Pond returned unusually high E. coli counts and urged faster follow-up testing and possible public warnings.
The volunteer said state guidance for E. coli “presence” is in the 400 range and that some samples from the pond showed readings as high as 2,400 at the cold end. The volunteer added that the standard for designated swimming areas is 88 and that one swimming-area sample returned 245. “It’s 1 day…we should throw some…
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